Pruning grape vines is a midwinter job that keeps plants shapely, healthy and fruiting well. Climate change means that grape vines, once the preserve of large conservatories and warmer hemispheres, ...

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

For many home gardeners, pruning grapevines is a difficult, confusing chore. Fortunately, an understanding of the growth and fruiting characteristics of the grapevine should help simplify the pruning ...

Grapevines are fun, fruiting plants that can thrive in the highly fluctuating climate of the Front Range. Without proper maintenance, however, grapevines might not last long. Pruning is essential to ...

Muscadines are a grape native to the southeastern United States, known for their unique flavor, sweet berries, and strong adaptation to the region’s hot, humid climate. Typically enjoyed fresh, they ...

Q: I have two different types of grapes in my yard. One has lots of grapes every year and the other only occasionally has a couple bunches of grapes. Of course the one that rarely produces is the ...

Delay pruning your grapevines a little bit longer. You can cut them back now, but hold off on their final pruning length until after March 1. The idea is to delay the final pruning of grapes as long ...

Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...

My neighbor, John Crawford, is a fourth generation vintner. I recently asked him to share some advice on pruning vines for maximum grape production. Here’s what I learned. John Crawford pruning ...

Whether you are growing wine grapes or table grapes, it’s a good idea in our climate to delay the final pruning until you are confident that freezing, dry and windy weather has passed. The reason for ...